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During the Day, but Lounging Like the Doncel at Night

I’m not totally hip to the stories, but I’m pretty sure whoever Quijote was, he did some riding. Having done several visits now to visit the In-laws in Spain, it is safe to say that we have distilled things down to a very comfortable routine. Here’s is the template:
- Pack for heat and bicycling around Sigüenza.
- Fly to Madrid.
- Head for Sigüenza.
- Breakfast, Ride, Lunch, Nap, Walk or Spin, Merienda, Dinner.
- Repeat for as long as we are there.
- Pack bikes, go to the airport.
We go to Sigüenza because my wife’s family has their country house there. Sort of like going up to the Camp, kind of like Lyon Mt., but not really. I’ve been biking for decades (!) and in many places, I declare the quality and variety of bike riding around Sigüenza to be 8 out of 10. We are riding both on and off-road. The following map is our comfortable range which we can explore by bike doing 3-5 hour day-rides (me Single Speed w/Trail-a-bike).

Tags: bike·map·siguenza·spain·trip report
We moved here in 1994. That’s when I first started wandering around in the woods around here. Lot’s of things you hear about, read about, and talk about. Adirondack Rattlesnakes – it just sounds cool. Right? Who really believes that rattlesnakes could exist in a place that is nearly frozen 6-months of the year? You will.
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Tags: essex county·hike·lake champlain·map·snake·wildlife
It’s true, camping season is coming quick. Gas prices are up, that’s true, I’ve already gotten my “how will gas impact Memorial Weekend?” call. Add some pre-election bad-economy fear-mongering and you’ve got the perfect reason to enjoy some great New York State camping. ReserveAmerica has just announced their “2008 Top 100 Family Campgrounds” and some of our Adirondack jewels have made the list.
We’ve got a lot of campgrounds around here, so maybe it’s a little in our favor, but it is a nationwide “competition”. Last year’s list included Point Comfort Campground – Piseco, Whetstone Gulf State Park – Lowville, and Lake Eaton – Long Lake. I’m counting six campgrounds in our area making 2008’s list, plus two more in other categories.
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Tags: camp·dec·map·new york·tourism·travel